How to take care of women during menstruation

Every woman will have different reactions when she has her period. Some people will have abdominal pain during their period, but some people will not feel any abnormality during their period. These are all related to their physical constitution. However, whether a woman's period is normal or not, she must adjust and take care of it well. This is the best way for menstruation. Adjusting menstruation can be improved from daily life. So how should women take care of themselves during menstruation?

Precautions during menstruation

Irritability, lower abdominal pain, menstruation always brings all kinds of discomfort to sisters, so much so that they dread the arrival of those days every month. Experts comprehensively answer various menstrual health care questions and share things to pay attention to during menstruation.

1. Do I need to take fewer showers and wash my hair during special periods?

Elderly people always like to say that you shouldn’t bathe during menstruation. The reason is that the pelvic cavity is congested and the amount of blood in the head is reduced. If you accidentally catch a cold, the amount of blood in the head is even less, which can easily lead to dizziness and headaches. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the water temperature of the shower at this time.

In fact, you sweat more during menstruation, so it is also important to keep your body comfortable and clean.

Adding a few drops of lavender essential oil to your bath can help soothe your body and mind.

Massaging your head while washing your hair can relieve stress on your nervous system. Remember to dry your scalp with hot air immediately after washing your hair.

2. Can I still take Chinese medicine at this time?

Whether it is appropriate to take Chinese medicine during menstruation should be judged according to the situation. It is best not to take Chinese medicine that is too warm or too cold.

For example, it is fine to take tonic medicine for regulating qi and blood; but if it is medicine for promoting qi and blood circulation to treat freckles, it is not suitable to take it, otherwise it will cause too much blood and damage qi and blood; cold medicine for clearing away heat and detoxifying is also not suitable for taking during menstruation.

Women can do these conditioning when they are menstruating. If a woman has a healthy menstruation every time, her body will be the healthiest. During the menstrual period, you should avoid eating cold food. Cold food will cause an increase in menstrual flow, which is very bad for a woman's body and can easily cause gynecological diseases when she is older.